POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

PowerPoint Presentation for Management Consultants and Accountants

1. I teach the skills required to create concise and coherent Presentations.

2. I present a Curriculum founded on systematic (step-by-step) information.

3. I teach Short-hand skills e.g., decoding the screen cursor indicators.

4. I teach tactile skills e.g., understanding the Keyboard and Mouse.

5. I demonstrate how to utilize models to overcome creative hurdles.

6. I integrate media literacy by demonstrating how to create animated GIFs.

7. I teach the components of a presentation slide e.g. texts, images, charts etc.

8. I teach on the three clipboards: Windows, Office, and Windows 10 clipboards.

9. I teach Data visualization and how to maximize the impact of your presentation.

10. I demonstrate strategies for cultivating methods to create unique presentations.

11. I teach methodical approaches to creating Effective and Persuasive presentations.

12. I teach about the differences and similarities between tabs, bullets and margins.

13. I teach about the differences and similarities between Templates and Themes.

14. I teach on all the different methods to create a PowerPoint timeline.

15. I include a tutorial on PowerPoint font selection.

16. I teach how to avoid common design errors.

BEGINNER

Beginners learning PowerPoint need to approach their foundational lessons on three levels: (1) PowerPoint Form, (2) PowerPoint Function, and (3) PowerPoint Navigation. I teach the skills required to establish a standard degree of fluency in PowerPoint. Beginners who complete this course will gain the ability to speak the Language of PowerPoint.

PowerPoint Form

1. Introduction to PowerPoint
2. Launching PowerPoint
3. Creating a new file
4. Saving a new file
5. Creating image files
6. Organization of files

PowerPoint Function

1. Selecting Objects and Texts
2. Understanding OneDrive
3. Converting files to PDFs
4. PowerPoint slide shows
5. Creating animated GIFs
6. Keyboard Shortcuts

PowerPoint Navigation

1. The Keyboard and Mouse
2. The Pointers and Controls
3. The Screen Cursor indicators
4. The Ribbon Menu bar
5. The Contextual Menu tabs
6. The In-Ribbon Gallery Dialog box

INTERMEDIATE

Intermediate learners need to approach their PowerPoint lessons on three levels: (1) the Creative Process, (2) Organization, and (3) Course correction. I teach the skills required to effectively translate your ideas into PowerPoint presentations. Intermediate learners who complete this course will gain the ability to customize the PowerPoint tools available to tell an engaging story.

Creative Process

1. Two format Painter tools
2. Bullet point Animation
3. PowerPoint objects
4. Texts, images, tables, SmartArt
5. Creating big Slide Decks
6. PowerPoint Draw
7. PowerPoint Tables
8. PowerPoint Table Draw
9. Ink enhancement and animation

Organization

1. Understanding the 3 clipboards
2. Windows, Office and Windows 10
3. Introduction to SECTIONS
4. Manage, Organize and Format
5. Subsets of a presentation
6. Creating PowerPoint Timelines
7. Themes, Layers and Slides
8. More Keyboard shortcuts
9. Managing the layout

Course Correction

1. Editing shortcuts
2. Repeat, Undo and Redo
3. Choosing the right font
4. Resizing and Rescaling
5. Common Design mistakes
6. Re-formatting for Emphasis
7. Appearance of your presentation
8. Changing the layout of your Slides
9. Language precision and accuracy

ADVANCED

Advanced learners need to approach their PowerPoint lessons on two levels: (1) Customization, and (2) Personalized Standardization. At this stage, Advanced learners will be those who wish to create unique PowerPoint presentations. I teach the skills required to create presentations that are effective, cohesive and customizable to fit the specific purpose of each individual presentation. To maximize the efficiency of your creative process, I also teach learners the skills and techniques needed to create and develop Models. These Models will create an efficient route for learners to cultivate a standardized method for creating different types of unique presentations.

Customization

1. PowerPoint backgrounds
2. Finding the right Images
3. Designing PowerPoint backgrounds
4. Understanding the Six principles of Design
5. Balance, Pattern and Rhythm
6. Emphasis, Contrast and Unity

Personalized Standardization

1. Creating a library of images
2. Creating PowerPoint blueprints
3. Understanding how to distill your intent
4. Understanding the elements of Visual Design
5. Line, Shape and Negative/White space
6. Volume, Value, Color and Texture

How It Works

Teaching Clients how to translate Ideas into Harmonious Visual Narratives.